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ICT Training
Mr. Simon: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what his targets are for improving the information and communication technology (ICT) skills base of staff within (a) his Department and (b) its agencies; and what method he uses to certify the competence levels achieved by staff receiving training in ICT. [173714]
Ruth Kelly: In the departments and agencies responsible to the Chancellor of the Exchequer each individual's ICT expertise is developed in accordance with the role requirement. This is assessed by each organisation's performance management process and personal targets are set and monitored.
Income Tax
Harry Cohen: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many senior citizens in (a) Leyton and Wanstead constituency, (b) the London borough of Redbridge area and (c) the London borough of Waltham Forest area qualified for the 10p rate of income tax in each year since its introduction. [174187]
Dawn Primarolo: The requested information is given in the following table.
| 2000–01 | 2001–02 | |
|---|---|---|
| (a) Leyton and Wanstead constituency | — | 4 |
| (b) London Borough of Redbridge | 15 | 19 |
| (c) London Borough of Waltham Forest | 14 | 12 |
All income taxpayers benefit from the 10p starting rate. In the Survey of Personal Incomes the sample size of pensioners living in Leyton and Wanstead
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constituency is relatively small compared to other constituencies so a reliable estimate cannot be given for 2000–01. All estimates should be treated with caution because of sampling variation. Estimates are based on the 2000–01 and 2001–02 Survey of Personal Incomes. Figures for 1999–2000 are currently not available.
Iraq
Mr. Dobson: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost was of (a) preparations for the invasion of Iraq, (b) the invasion itself and (c) the subsequent occupation in (i) 2002–03 and (ii) 2003–04; and what the estimate of costs is for (A) this financial year and (B) each subsequent financial year. [174156]
Tom Cox: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the cost of the United Kingdom's involvement in Iraq has been since the commencement of military operations. [174352]
Mr. Boateng: The Chancellor set aside £3 billion in Budget 2003 as a Special Reserve to cover the cost of operations in Iraq, £1 billion was drawn down by the Ministry of Defence in the Spring Supplementary Estimate for 2002–03.
The remaining £2 billion of this Special Reserve was carried forward to 2003–04. The Ministry of Defence drew down £1,539 million in the 2003–04 Winter and Spring Supplementary Estimates.
In the PER 2003 the Chancellor announced a further £500 million for the Special Reserve in the financial year 2003–04 and a further £300 million for 2004–05 as a prudent allowance to cover Iraq and our continuing international commitment to the war on terrorism.
Labour Statistics (London)
Simon Hughes: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what the (a) change and (b) percentage change was in full-time permanent jobs in Greater London, broken down by borough, from 1997 to 31 December 2003; [173248]
(2) how many new jobs have been created in London, broken down by borough, since 1997. [173249]
Ruth Kelly: The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician. I have asked him to reply.
Letter from Colin Mowl to Mr. Simon Hughes, dated May 2004:
The National Statistician has been asked to reply to your Parliamentary Questions about full-time jobs and jobs created in Greater London. I am replying in his absence. (173248,173249)
While statistics of jobs created are not available explicitly, statistics from surveys enable comparisons to be made of net changes in numbers of jobs from year to year.
The attached table shows the information requested, relating to all jobs and full-time jobs in Greater London, by borough, for 1997 and 2002, which is the latest year for which figures are available.
Information is not available about whether the jobs were permanent.
| 1997 | 2002 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time | Total | Full-time | Total | |
| Borough | ||||
| Barking and Dagenham | 37.4 | 49.9 | 35.6 | 45.8 |
| Barnet | 72.6 | 106.9 | 74.7 | 107.1 |
| Bexley | 38.5 | 56.9 | 45.8 | 65.3 |
| Brent | 70.6 | 94.7 | 77.3 | 100.9 |
| Bromley | 57.8 | 91.6 | 67.8 | 96.9 |
| Camden | 180.0 | 230.7 | 203.2 | 259.4 |
| City of London | 248.1 | 283.1 | 270.6 | 312.0 |
| Croydon | 86.6 | 123.8 | 94.4 | 131.3 |
| Ealing | 83.1 | 113.0 | 88.5 | 117.1 |
| Enfield | 60.3 | 84.8 | 65.2 | 91.5 |
| Greenwich | 40.7 | 57.8 | 39.0 | 60.4 |
| Hackney | 61.8 | 80.1 | 70.4 | 90.7 |
| Hammersmith and Fulham | 65.1 | 85.6 | 80.0 | 103.1 |
| Haringey | 39.4 | 58.3 | 42.1 | 60.4 |
| Harrow | 44.6 | 63.3 | 47.7 | 67.6 |
| Havering | 45.6 | 67.7 | 52.1 | 75.4 |
| Hillingdon | 111.8 | 141.8 | 127.0 | 162.9 |
| Hounslow | 87.7 | 115.3 | 95.0 | 122.1 |
| Islington | 106.3 | 135.6 | 118.3 | 149.9 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | 83.7 | 117.1 | 86.5 | 119.9 |
| Kingston-upon- Thames | 54.0 | 75.4 | 46.5 | 67.5 |
| Lambeth | 72.8 | 99 5 | 86.4 | 119.4 |
| Lewisham | 35.8 | 55.4 | 38.0 | 61.5 |
| Merton | 42.2 | 61.2 | 50.5 | 68.2 |
| Newham | 43.7 | 58.7 | 46.4 | 63.7 |
| Redbridge | 41.1 | 61.5 | 46.2 | 68.2 |
| Richmond-upon- Thames | 41.9 | 61.1 | 46.7 | 65.3 |
| Southwark | 106.4 | 134.0 | 112.6 | 144.2 |
| Sutton | 40.5 | 57.3 | 42.6 | 62.6 |
| Tower Hamlets | 93.9 | 118.3 | 119.2 | 147.4 |
| Waltham Forest | 33.6 | 27.3 | 33.5 | 55.6 |
| Wandsworth | 64.2 | 91.9 | 74.1 | 105.6 |
| Westminster, City of | 412.5 | 541.9 | 424.2 | 554.2 |
| Total | 2,702.8 | 3,619.9 | 2,946.6 | 3,921.5 |
(10)Employee jobs only, not self-employed jobs.
Sources:
1997: Annual Employment Survey (rescaled),
2002: Annual Business Inquiry (ABI)
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Local Education Partnerships
Mr. Hoban: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the VAT status is of supplies made to local education partnerships. [173138]
John Healey: The VAT status of the supplies made to local education partnerships will depend on the nature of those supplies of goods and services, which may be standard-rated, reduced-rated, zero-rated or exempt for VAT purposes.
The Government are currently consulting on the precise structure of local education partnerships but, to the extent that they undertake business activities, they will, in the normal way, be able to recover any VAT they incur on purchases that relate to their taxable business activities.
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